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Item #705432FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, June 7, 1890 The full ftpg. is a great illustration which seems as though it was taken from the Western movie, captioned: "Life in the Mining Regions of the Far West--Selling his Life Dearly." showing a cowboy trying to fend off a group of Indians on horseback.
A fullpg. with 9:... Read full description -
Item #705492FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Aug. 31, 1889 The full front page is a nice print: "At Lake George Landing--Saluting the Passengers".
But likely the most significant print is a great full page: "A Base-Ball Incident--Caught Between The Bases" which shows a player caught in a rundown.
Other good... Read full description -
Item #705505FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Feb. 6, 1892 The very handsome front page shows two women, a child & a man: "Driving A Bargain." Done in full color--unusual for front pages at this time--making it a very nice display item.
Twenty pages, in very nice, clean condition. -
Item #705664LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER, New York, May 16, 1885 The front page is a montage of prints concerning the trial of Richard Short for the assault on Capt. Phelan.
Inside has a very dramatic print of: "The Tenement House Fire...A Father's Desperate Resort--Four Children Thrown from a 3rd... Read full description -
Item #207991LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED WEEKLY NEWSPAPER, New York, July 30, 1914. A great issue for framing and displaying!
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Item #705667FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Sept. 1, 1866 Inside has a one column portrait of: "Mr. James Maxwell, of the Susquehanna B. B. Club, Wilkes Barre, Pa." The same page has an article on him: "Our Base-Ball Illustrations" which begins: "Number six of our portraits of prominent baseball players is that... Read full description -
Item #705668LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Sept. 29, 1866 Page 4 has a 3 by 2 inch portrait of: "Edward Beadle, Gotham B. B. Club Of New York." Included is a report headed: "Our Base Ball Illustrations" that compares the "new school" of ball players to the "old boys" and then describes the talent and skills of... Read full description -
Item #705917LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Jan. 1, 1859 Inside has a print of: "Michael Phelan's Billiard Saloons..." and a: "Diagram of Shot" in billiards. The centerfold has a nice print of: "The Great Eastern Steamship As She Will Appear At Sea" with another small print of it. Lengthy article as well.
Inside also... Read full description -
Item #706372FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Oct. 15, 1859 The front page has: "The Great Oyster Excitement - Scene On Board The Schooner Yankee Bird...". The inside has the desirable: "The International Cricket Match At Hoboken - Scene On The St. George's Ground, On The Morning Of The Match", which tells of the... Read full description -
Item #707317LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 4, 1980
* Best "Airplane" film advertisement
* Grand opening weekend movie premiere
* Satirical parody - Leslie Nielsen
* Great ad for "The Shining" too
A nice issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Airplane" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the... Read full description -
Item #707529GLEASON'S LITERARY COMPANION, Boston, Sept. 26, 1863 This was one of several titles published by the successful Frederick Gleason, known as the "father of illustrated journalism" with this very successful "Gleason's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion" in 1851, modelled after the "Illustrated London... Read full description -
Item #708774THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 14, 1975
* Patti Labelle - Nona Hendryx - Sarah Dash
* LABELLE trio - funk rock band - pre-solo
* "Godmother of Soul" - R&B singer - actress
* Harkness Theatre - Manhattan concert performances
Page 111 has a full page advertisement for a ... Read full description -
Item #711122FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, April 29, 1865
* Famous Abraham Lincoln assassination issue
* Much more uncommon than the Harper's Weekly
This issue remains one of the most desired for this historic, tragic event, as it is one of the only newspapers which included a front page graphic showing the actual... Read full description -
Item #715769LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, May 14, 1881 The front cover has: "NEW YORK CITY - HEALTH OFFICERS VACCINATING RUSSIAN AND POLISH IMIGRANTS ON BOARD THE STEAMSHIP 'VICTORIA,' AT QUARANTINE...", which has a related article on page 6. Two inside pages have vignettes related to the progress of... Read full description -
Item #716450FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Jan. 14, 1871
* Joseph Rainey sworn in w/ illustration
* 1st African American to serve in U.S. Congress
Inside has a nice pint captioned: "Hon. J. H. Rainey, The First Colored American Representative--from a Photograph by Brady". There is a... Read full description -
Item #716535THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 15, 1939
* Gone With The Wind film premiere in Atlanta Ga (day of)
* Clark Gable - Vivien Leigh - Leslie Howard
Here is a great report on the most successful movie of all time in terms of ticket sales. Page 27 has one column headings that include: "ATLANTA RETAKEN BY GLORY OF PAST" ... Read full description -
Item #716816LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED WEEKLY, New York, June 30, 1910 The photo shows the very nice and displayable color cover beneath which is noted: "Fourth of July Number", obviously celebrating the 4th of July, or Independence Day. Avery nice issue for display.
Complete in 26 pages, lacking a back cover, excellent condition. Very... Read full description -
Item #717005LESLIE'S WEEKLY, New York, April 13, 1918
* Orson Lowell color cover* WWI-themed articles and photos* Multiple ads for products of the era
The front page is a color illustration by Orson Lowell: "Doing His Bit". Several articles related to WWI are present along with period... Read full description -
Item #717007LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, May 4, 1916* Color cover* WWI-themed articles and photos* Multiple ads for products of the eraThe front page is a color illustration: "The Moth and The Flame". Several articles related to WWI are present - including a full-page photo showing a plane dropping a bomb on a... Read full description -
Item #717008LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, October 5, 1918
* Cyrus LeRoy Baldridge color cover - YMCA* Double-page map of German battle-front* Full-page color adsThe front page is a color illustration by C. Le Roy Baldridge: “At the sign of the Red Triangle" (with Y.M.C.A. in the... Read full description -
Item #717009LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Feb. 22, 1917
* Front color cover… ON GUARD* "OUR COUNTRY" - poem by Minna Irving* Multiple ads for products of the eraThe front page is a color illustration of: "ON GUARD - Naval Militiaman Protecting Brooklyn Bridge, Destruction of Which... Read full description -
Item #717038LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Feb. 7, 1920
* Orson Lowell color cover - construction worker reading newspaper during lunch* WWI-themed articles and photos* Multiple ads for products of the era
The front page is a color illustration by Orson Lowell: "The Topic of the Day"... Read full description -
Item #717043LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, March 23, 1918
* Cover is color illustration of a WWI Savings Stamp* Anthracite coal region of Scranton to Shamokin, PA.* WWI-themed articles and photosThe front page is a color illustration: "BE A STAR", captioned: “A Nation is as Prosperous as its Children are... Read full description -
Item #717081LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, March 1, 1919.
* Color cover, "The World Question"
* Lenin's Socialism comes for the World
* Multiple ads for products of the era
This issue features a color cover, "The World Question". Within the issue is an article, "Roosevelt's Introduction to... Read full description -
Item #718897THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., August 25, 1938
* Kweilin incident - Douglas DC-2 airliner - Guilin, China
* First civilian airplane to be shot down in history
The front page has a one column heading: "JAPANESE KILL 14 ABOARD BIG CIVILIAN PLANE" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with all 22 pages, light toning and a... Read full description -
Item #720439THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Dec. 29, 1992
* Rush Limbaugh editorial on his rise to prominence
* American conservative political commentator
Page 51 has an editorial headed: "Sitting Here in Limbaugh" with photo. This continues on the next page. See images for a portion of the text.
Background:... Read full description -
Item #726045CALENDAR SECTION only of the Los Angeles Times, Aug. 15, 1980
* Best "Prom Night" advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere
* American mystery slasher horror film
* Jamie Lee Curtis - Leslie Nielson
A terrific issue on the premiere of the cult hit "Prom Night" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading... Read full description -
Item #726245LESLIE'S WEEKLY, New York, August 26, 1915 The front page of this issue has a WWI-themed, color illustration: "Nosing Shells," by the Italian artist Fortunino Matania. The inside of the issue includes "A Day With French Soldiers at the Front"; "Our Greatest Exposition at a Glance Triumphs of the Builder's Art";... Read full description -
Item #672492THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Feb. 7, 1782
* re. Isaac Haynes execution
* American Revolutionary War
All of the front page, page 2, and a portion of page 3 are taken up with: "Further Particulars of the Debate in the House of Lords...on the Duke of Richmond's Motion Respecting the... Read full description -
Item #140907FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER WAR SUPPLEMENT, New York, 1862 See the photo below for an example of the front page of this title from our archives. Nearly every issue has great multipage illustrations. This is a nice issue to have from this location and period in history. Note that the photo is "generic" and the issue... Read full description -
Item #150231LESLIE ILLUSTRATED, New York, Mar. 5, 1887 One-third pg. illus. of: "A View of Thomasville, Ga., the New Winter Resort". Nice illus. of "The Eruption of Mauna Loa, Hawaii--Lava Steam 20 Miles Long". One-quarter pg: "View of the City of Portland" & one of... Read full description -
Item #150575LESLIES' ILLUSTRATED, 1876 The inset shows the nice ad for the 'Ward B. Snyder' company, listed as the 'Headquarters for Base Ball Goods'. The ad measures about 3 1/2 by 2 3/8 inches and appears on an inside page. Ad has a nice woodcut of an early-style uniform too. Great to have from the year the National League was established! Good condition. -
Item #151318LESLIE'S WEEKLY, New York, May 14, 1896 See the photo for the full page of the continuation of the Robert Louis Stevenson story: "Weir of Hermiston", being chapter VII. This story continues over to the next page, and is then continued in a future issue.
You get the... Read full description -
Item #151425LESLIE'S TAG FUR TAG, N.Y., May 5, 1873 An illustrated tabloid-type paper totally in the German language. Many edge tears, some into text with loss. Uncommon. -
Item #152137FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER from New York, dated Aug. 10, 1867. See the photo below for the terrific full page print captioned:"Fork Grinders, Sheffield, England" is a great print on how silverware was made in the 19th century--great print for any collector of early flatware!... Read full description -
Item #152719FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER from New York dated Oct. 11, 1890. See the photo below for the very nice, full page which contains varous prints captioned: "Illinois--The Industries, Homes, and Institutions of Joliet." which includes 11 prints. There is a related article on an inside page titled: "The Stone City". There are some tape mends at the edges,... Read full description -
Item #152973CHIMNEY CORNER, New York, 1876 "Frank Leslie's" illustrations throughout. See the photo below for an example of this title from our archives containing basically literary content. This is a nice issue to have from this location and period in history. Note that the... Read full description -
Item #152974FRANK LESLIE'S CHIMNEY CORNER, New York, NY 1866. See the photo below for an example of this title from our archives containing mostly literary content plus a wealth of ads. This is a nice issue to have from this location and period in history. Note that the photo is... Read full description -
Item #153596LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, June 17, 1876 The inset shows the nice illustrated ad for baseball equipment which appears on the bkpg. Entire ad measures about 3 1/2 by 2 3/8 inches. Great to have from the year the National League was established.
In very good condition. The actual issue date may vary from the item pictured, and the date listed. The... Read full description -
Item #160548FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Jan. 30, 1913 See the photo for the nice and early Harley-Davidson advertisement which appears on page 3. This ad measures about 5 by 7 inches.
The complete issue, 11 by 15 1/2 inches, in very nice, clean condition. -
Item #161168LESLIE'S WEEKLY magazine dated Nov. 15, 1906. See the photo below for the nice double page centerfold by James Montgomery Flagg, captioned: "On The Day of the Mothers' Convention" showing men tending their babies. Very light glue stain at the central fold does not deter, otherwise in nice condition and quite displayable. You get the complete issue, not just... Read full description -
Item #705665LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Sept. 8, 1866 Inside has a full page print: "Chattanooga, Tennessee, From Lookout Mountain". Other prints include: "Bacon's Castle, Surry, Virginia" "The Steamer Wyoming on the Banks" & other scenes near Long Branch, New Jersey; "Great Conflagration at Jersey City...Destruction... Read full description -
Item #208028LESLIE'S WEEKLY, New York, 1898
This item is a double page centerfold illustration only. The print is of "The Three Great Naval Heroes of the War with Spain" by D. H. Anderson. A great issue for framing and displaying! -
Item #209025LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED WEEKLY NEWSPAPER, New York, September 9, 1915. A great issue for framing and displaying! 1916 Maxwell The "Wonder Car" ad on the back page. This issue has stray ink marks on the cover.
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Item #209026LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED WEEKLY NEWSPAPER, New York, November 11, 1915. A great issue for framing and displaying! Doublepage Reo Truck advertisement. Colored Sterling chewing gum ad on the back page.
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Item #209027LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED WEEKLY NEWSPAPER, New York, November 18, 1915. A great issue for framing and displaying! Victrola ad on the back page.
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Item #209028LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED WEEKLY NEWSPAPER, New York, November 25, 1915. A great issue for framing and displaying! -
Item #209029LESLIE'S THE PEOPLE'S WEEKLY, New York, December 2, 1915. A great issue for framing and displaying! -
Item #209036LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED WEEKLY NEWSPAPER, New York, September 2, 1915. A great issue for framing and displaying! -
Item #209506LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED WEEKLY NEWSPAPER, New York, December 25, 1920. "Pictorial Digest of the World's News" "The Camera's Record of Natable Events" plus other articles of the day. A great issue for framing and displaying!
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